The judge wasn’t swayed by an argument by the DA’s lawyer that it’s too hard to find the records.
Tag: Fake subpoenas
Posted inCriminal Justice
Transcript shows judge didn’t know about fake subpoena when she issued arrest warrant
But the judge didn’t recall the arrest warrant until after the case was dropped.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Prosecutor tried to jail victim of alleged domestic violence after she didn’t obey fake subpoena
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has said people faced “no legal consequences” if they failed to obey fake subpoenas sent by his office. But one of his prosecutors got an arrest warrant for a woman in part because she didn’t obey a fake subpoena. She was never arrested because the charges were dropped.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Live chat Thursday: Discuss The Lens’ reporting on fake subpoenas in and around New Orleans
Ask questions and offer suggestions on where to focus our reporting.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Defense attorney wants Orleans Parish DA to say if it used fake subpoenas in home invasion case
Attorney Craig Mordock says he hopes other lawyers follow suit.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Notices sent to witnesses on North Shore weren’t called subpoenas, but they looked real enough
We reviewed 33 notices sent by prosecutors since 2015. They had the court clerk’s name on them and told people they were “notified … to testify.” DA Warren Montgomery said they were misleading, but he doesn’t believe they were misused. A legal expert called them a sham.
Posted inCriminal Justice
The Lens sues District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro to force him to turn over fake subpoenas
His office has told us it doesn’t know how often they were used, and it’s too hard to look.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Orleans Parish DA sued over refusal to turn over witness subpoenas, real and fake
The DA told the MacArthur Justice Center so-called “DA subpoenas” could be found in court records. The fake ones aren’t there.
Posted inCriminal Justice
DA can’t say how often fake subpoenas were used, and it’s too hard to look
In rejecting a public-records request from The Lens, the district attorney’s office said it was too burdensome.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Will prosecutors who sent fake subpoenas face any consequences?
The possibilities include disciplinary action, federal charges, and nothing at all.